The Hoard Historical Museum drew a festive crowd to its annual Holiday Open House on Saturday.
Attendees of all ages enjoyed building their own gingerbread houses, making crafts, decorating sugar cookies and eating holiday cookies with milk courtesy of the Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin.
Houses were made available for viewing, and event-goers were encouraged to vote on entries in this, the eighth annual gingerbread house contest. Houses will remain on display through Wednesday, Dec. 13.
Photos from Saturday’s event follow.
Jackson Porep, a pupil at Rockwell Elementary School, decorates a gingerbread house with his great-grandmother, Nancy Church. Both reside in Fort Atkinson.
Dressed in holiday attire, siblings Leo, at left, and Kat Kalvaitis, both of Fort Atkinson, decorate cookies and a gingerbread house at the Hoard Historical Museum.
Carolyn and Russ Nord decorate a creation while attending the Hoard Museum’s holiday open house. The couple enjoyed tasting treats during the construction and decorating process.
Sisters Kayla, at left, and Olivia Anderson, both of Cambridge, while visiting the Hoard Museum, enjoy treats after they each built a gingerbread house.
Siblings Gabe, from left, Quinn and Sloane LeMire explore a children’s play space decorated to resemble a gingerbread house. The structure was recently built by Fort Atkinson resident Phil Niemeyer and decorated by Trudianne Thom, also of Fort Atkinson. The pair donated the finished holiday-themed piece to the Hoard Historical Museum.
Museum volunteer Joe Slaney, at right, keeps cookie platters at the refreshment table filled.
An array of gingerbread houses are on display through Wednesday at the Hoard Historical Museum. This year marks the eighth in which the museum has sponsored a gingerbread house building contest.
A Christmas tree greets visitors upon entering the Hoard Historical Museum in Fort Atkinson.
Chris Spangler photos for Fort Atkinson Online.
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